Misconception 5: A second language student who lashes out and is disruptive is exhibiting emotional disturbances
Most of these children are actually suffering from culture shock. People experience culture shock in a way that is similar to the stages of grief.
- Honeymoon (showing excitement about a new life)
- Rejection (there is too much to understand)
- Regression (frustrations with communication and homesickness)
- Integration (learning to deal with differences and finding ways to live in both cultures)
- Acceptance (assimilation and adoption of mainstream culture at school while keeping home culture values)